Hugh Price Hughes | |
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| President of the Methodist Conference | |
| In office 1898–1899 | |
| Preceded by | William L Watkinson |
| Succeeded by | John Edward Radcliffe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 February 1847 Carmarthen, Wales |
| Died | 17 November 1902 (aged 55) London |
| Occupation | Wesleyan Methodist Church Superintendent of the West London Methodist Mission |
Hugh Price Hughes (8 February 1847 – 17 November 1902)[1] was a Welsh Methodist clergyman and religious reformer. He served in multiple leadership roles in the Wesleyan Methodist Church. He organised the West London Methodist Mission, a key Methodist organisation today. Recognised as one of the greatest orators of his era, Hughes also founded and edited an influential newspaper, the Methodist Times in 1885. His editorials helped convince Methodists to break their longstanding support for the Conservatives and support the more moralistic Liberal Party, which other Nonconformist Protestants already supported.
- ^ "Hughes, Rev. Hugh Price, (8 Feb. 1847–17 Nov. 1902), President Wesleyan Conference, 1898–99; Editor of Methodist Times". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u187357. ISBN 978-0-19-954089-1. Retrieved 14 May 2021.